MAINE FORESTRY DISTRICT 



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Law Creating Fire District 

Instructions to Wardens 
List of Wardens Appointed 



1912 



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The following pages contain a copy of the law creat- 
ing the Maine Forestry District, a list of the town- 
ships comprising said district, instructions to wardens 
and a complete list of the fire wardens, who have been 
appointed to this date, except emergency patrolmen 
who are put on the several districts when conditions 
make it necessary. 

FRANK E. MACE, 
Forest Commissioner. 

Augusta, July i, 1912. 



MAINE FORESTRY DISTRICT. 

AX ACT creating the Maine Forestry District, and 

providing for protection against forest nres therein. 

Chap. 193, Laws of 1909. 

Section i. An administrative district shall be and is 
hereby established and incorporated, to be known as 
the Maine Forestry District, and to include the fol- 
lowing territory : 

Township A, R. 2, W. E. L. S. ; Hammond Planta- 
tion ; C, R. 2, W. E. L. S. ; D. R. 2, W. E. L. S. : E. 
Plantation; 3, R. 2, W. E. L. S. ; Cox Patent; Glen- 
wood Plantation ; 3, R. 3, \V. E. L. S. : 4, R- 3, W. E. 
L. S. ; 7, R. 3, W. E. L. S. : 8. R. 3, W. E. L. S. ; 9, R. 
3, W. E. L. S. : 10, R. 3. W. E. L. S. ; Stockholm Plan- 
tation ; 17, R. 3, W. E. L. S.: I. R. 4, W. E. L. S. ; 2, 
R. 4, W. E. L. S. : 3, R. 4. W. E. L. S. : 7. R- 4- W. E. 
L. S. ; 8, R. 4, W. E. L. S. : q. R. 4. W. E. L. S. ; 10, 
R. 4, W. E. L. S.; II, R. 4. W. E. L. S : Westmanland 
Plantation; 16, R. 4. W. E. L. S. : 17 R. 4, W. E. L. 
S. : A, R. 5, W. E. L. S. : i, R. 5, W. E. L. S. ; 7, R- 5, 
\V. E. L. S. : 8, R. 5. W. E. L. S. : 0, R. 5, W. E. L. 
S.; 13, R. 5, W. E. L. S. ; 14, R. 5, W. E. L. S. : 15, R. 
5, W. E. L. S.; 16, R. 5, W. E. L. S. : 17, R. 5. W. E. 
L. S. ; Oxbow Plantation: 10, R. 6, W. E. L. S. ; Gar- 
field Plantation : Nashville Plantation : 14, R. 6, W. E. 
L. S. ; 15, R. 6, W. E. L. S. : 16, R. 6, W. E. L. S. ; 9, 
R. 7, W. E. L. S.; 10, R. 7, W. E. L. S. : 11, R. 7, W. 
E. L. S. : 12, R. :, W. E. L. S. ; 13, R. 7, W. E. L. S. ; 
14, R. 7, W. E. L. S. ; Winterville Plantation : 9. R. 8, 
W. E. L. S.: TO. R. 8. W. E. L. S. : 11. R. 8, W. E. L. 
S.: 12, R. 8, W. E. L. S. : ij. R. 8. W. E. L. S. : 14, R. 
8, W. E. L. S. : 15. R. 8. W. E. L. S. : 16, R. 8, W. E. L. 
S.; II, R. 9, W. E. L. S.: 12, R. 9, \V. E. L. S. : 13, R. 



9, W. E. L. S. ; 14, R. 9, W. E. L. S. ; 15 R 9, W. E. L. 
S.; 16, R. 9, W. E. L. S.; 11. R. 10, W. E. L. S. ; 12, 
R. 10, W. E. L. S. ; 13, R. 10, W. E. L. S. ; 14, R- 10, 
W. E. L. S.; 15, R. 10, W. E. L. S.; Allagash Plan- 
tation; 18, R. 10, W. E. L. S.; II, R. 11, W. E. L. S. ; 
12, R. II, W. E. L. S.; 13, R. II, W. E. L. S. ; 14, R- 
II, W. E. L. S.; 15, R. II, W. E. L. S. ; 18, R. 11, W. 
E. L. S. ; 19, R. II, W. E. L. S. ; 11, R. 12, W. E. L. 
S.; 12, R. 12, W. E. L. S.; 13. R. 12, W. E. L. S.; 14, 
R. 12, W. E. L. S.; 15, R- 12, VV. E. L. S. ; 16, R. 12, 
W. E. L. S.; 17, R. 12, W. E. L. S. ; 18, R. 12. W. E. 
L. S.; 19, R. 12, W. E. L. S. ; 20, R. 11 & 12, W. E. L. 
S.; II, R. 13, W. E. L. S.; 12, R. 13, W. E. L. S. ; 13, 
R. 13, W. E. L. S.; 14, R. 13. W. E. L. S. ; 15, R. 13, 
W. E. L. S.; 16, R. 13, W. E. L. S.; 17, R. 13, W. E. L. 
S.; 18, R. 13. W. E. L. S.: 11, R. 14, W. E. L. S. ; 12, 
R. 14, W. E. L. S.; 13, R. 14. W. E. L. S. ; 14, R. M, 
W. E. L. S. ; 15, R. 14. W. E. L. S. ; 16, R. 14, W. E. L. 
S.; 17, R. 14, W. E. L. S.: 11, R. 15, W. E. L. S. ; 12; 
R. 15, W. E. L. S. ; 13, R. 15, W. E. L. S. ; 14, R. 15. 
W. E. L. S.: 15, R. 15, W. E. L. S. ; 11, R. 16, W. E. 
L. S. ; 12, R. 16, W. E. L. S. ; 13, R- 16, W. E. L. S. ; 
14, R. 16, W. E. L. S.; II, R. 17, W. E. L. S. ; 12, R. 
17, W. E. L. S. ; in Aroostook County. 

Township No. 4, Washington Plantation ; Sandy River 
Plantation; Rangeley Plantation; 4, R. i, B. K. P., W. 
K. R. ; 4, R. 2, B. K. P., W. K. R. ; 4, R. 3, B. K. P., 
W. K. R.: D. R. I : i, R. 2, W. B. K. P.; Dallas Plan- 
tation ; Coplin Plantation ; Lang Plantation ; 3, R. 3; 
W. B. K. P. ; 3, R. 2, B. K. P., W. K. R. : 2, R. 4, W. 
B. K. P.; 3, R. 4, W. B. K. P.; i, R. 5. W. B. K. P.; 
2, R. 5. W. B. K. P. ; 3, R. 5, W. B. K. P. ; i, R. 6, W. 
B. K. P. ; 2, R. 6. W. B. K. F. ; 3, R. 6, W. B. K. P. ; 
I, R. 7, W. B. K. P. : 2, R. 7, W. B. K. P. ; i, R. 8, W. 



B. K. P. ; 2, R. 8, W. B. K. P. ; Gore North of T. No 
2 and 3 R. 6, W. B. K. P.; No. 6 North of Weld 
Gore North of T. i, R. 8, W. B. K. P. ; Township E 
Perkins ; in Franklin County. 

Township No. 3, North Division ; No. 4, North Di- 
vision ; Two Mile Strip North of No. 3, North Divi- 
sion : Strip North of No. 4, North Division ; No. 7, 
South Division ; No. 8 Plantation : No. 9, South Di- 
vision ; No. 10, South Division ; No. 16, Middle Di- 
vision ; No. 21 Plantation ; No. 22, Middle Division ; 
No. 28, Middle Division ; No. 32, Middle Division ; No. 
S3 Plantation ; No. 34, Middle Division ; No. 35, Mid- 
dle Division ; No. 39, Middle Division ; No. 40, Middle 
Division; No. 41, Middle Division; Butter Island; 
Eagle Island; Spruce Head Island; Bear Island; Beach 
Island; Hog Island; Bradbury's Island; Pond Island; 
Western Island ; Little Spruce Island ; Marshall's Is- 
land; Pickering's Island; in Hancock County. 

Fryeburg Academy Grant ; T. A. No. i ; Andover 
North Surplus: Andover West Surplus; T. C ; C Sur- 
plus; 4, R. I, W. B. K. P.: Alagalloway Plantation; 

4. R. 2, W. B. K. P. ; Lincoln Plantation ; 4, R. 3, W. 
B. K. P.: 5, R. 3, W. B. K. P.; 4, R. 4, W. B. K. P.; 

5, R. 4, W. B. K. P. : 4, R. 5, W. B. K. P. ; 4, R. 6, W. 
B. K. P.; 5, R. 5, W. B. K. P.; Batchelder's Grant; in 
Oxford County. 

Township 3, R. i, N. B. P. P.; Lakeville Plantation; 

5, R. I, N. B. P. P. ; Webster Plantation ; Drew Plan- 
tation ; T, R. 7, N. W. P.: 2, R. 8, N. W. P.; Seboeis 
Plantation ; 2, R. 9, N. W. P. ; 3, R. 9, N. W. P. ; i, R. 

6, W. E. L. S. : 2, R. 6, W. E. L. S. ; Stacyville Plan- 
tation ; 6, R. 6, W. E. L. S. ; 7, R- 6, W. E. L. S. ; 8, R. 
6, W. E. L. S. ; A, R. 7, W. E. L. S. ; i, R. 7, W. E. L. 
S. ; 2, R. 7, W. E. L. S. ; 3, R- 7, W. E. L. S. ; 4, R- 7, 

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W. E. L. S. ; 5, R. 7, W. E. L. S. ; 6, R. 7, W. E. L. S. ; 
7. R. 7, W. E. L. S.; 8, R. 7, W. E. L. S.; Hopkins 
Academy Grant; 8, R. 8, W. E. L. S. ; A, R. 8 & 9, W. 
E. L. S. ; Veazie Gore ; No. 3, Indian Purchase ; No. 4, 
Indian Purchase; i, R. 8, W. E. L. S. ; 2, R. 8, W. E. 
L. S. ; 3, R- 8, W. E. L. S. ; 4, R. 8, W. E. L. S. ; S, 
R. 8, W. E. L. S. ; 6, R. 8, W. E. L. S. ; 7, R- 8, W. E. 
L. S. ; No. I, North Division; Grand Falls Plantation; 
in Penobscot County. 

Lakeview Plantation ; Barnard Plantation ; 4, R. 9, 
N. W. P.; 5. R. 9, N. W. P.; 6, R. 9, N. W. P.; 7, R- 

9, N. W. P. ; EUiottsviUe Plantation ; 3, R. 5, B. K. P., 
E. K. R.; 2, R. 6, B. K. P., E. K. R. ; i, R. 9. W. E. L. 
S. ; 2, R. 9, W. E. L. S. ; 3, R- Q, W. E. L. S. ; 4, R. 9. 
W. E. L. S. ; 5, R- 9, W. E. L. S. ; 6, R. 9. W. E. L. S. ; 
7, R. 9, W. E. L. S. ; 8, R. 9, W. E. L. S. ; 9, R. 9, W. 
E. L. S. ; 10, R. 9, W. E. L. S. ; A, R. 10, W. E. L. S. ; 
B, R. 10, W. E. L. S.; i, R. 10, W. E. L. S.; 2. R. 10, 
W. E. L. S. ; 3, R. 10, W. E. L. S. ; 4, R- 10, W. E. L. 
S. ; 5, R. 10, W. E. L. S. ; 6, R. 10, W. E. L. S. ; 7, R- 

10, W. E. L. S. ; 8, R. 10, W. E. L. S. ; 9, R. 10, W. E. 
L. S.; 10, R. 10, W. E. L. S. ; A, R. 11, W. E. L. S. ; 
B, R. II, W. E. L. S.; i, R. 11, W. E. L. S. ; 2, R. 11, 
W. E. L. S.; 3, R. II. W. E. L. S. : 4, R- n, W. E. L. 
S.; 5, R. II, W. E. L. S.; 6, R. 11, W. E. L. S. : 7, R. 

11, W. E. L. S.; 8, R. 11, W. E. L. S. ; 9, R. n, W. E. 
L. S.; 10, R. II, W. E. L. S. ; 7, R- 10, N. W. P.; 8, 
R. 10, N. W. P.; A. R. 12, W. E. L. S. ; i, R. 12, W. 
E. L. S.; 2, R. 12, W. E. L. S. ; 3, R. 12, W. E. L. S. ; 
4, R. 12, W. E. L. S.; 5. R. 12, W. E. L. S.; 6, R. 12, 
W. E. L. S.; 7, R. 12. W. E. L. S. ; 8, R. 12, W. E. L. 
S.; 9, R. 12, W. E. L. S. ; 10, R. 12, W. E. L. S. ; A, R. 
13, W. E. L. S. ; A. 2, R. 13 & 14, W. E. L. S. ; i, R. 
13. W. E. L. S. ; 2, R. 13, W. E. L. S. : 3, R. 13. W. E. 
L. S. ; 4. R. 13, W. E. L. S. ; 5, R- 13, W. E. L. S. ; 6, 



R. 13, W. E. L. S.; 7, R. 13. W. E. L. S. ; 8, R. 13, W. 
E. L. S.; 9, R. 13, W. E. L. S. ; 10, R. 13, W. E. L. S.; 

A, R. 14, W. E. L. S.; X, R. 14, W. E. L. S. ; 3, R- i4 
& 15. W. E. L. S. ; 4, R- 14, W. E. L. S. ; 5. R- 14, W. 
E. L. S. ; 6, R. 14, W. E. L. S. ; 7, R- U, W. E. L. S. ; 
8, R. 14, W. E. L. S. ; 9, R. 14, W. E. L. S. ; 10, R. 14, 
W. E. L. S. ; Sugar Island ; Deer Island ; Middlesex 
Canal; Day's Academy; 4, R. 15, W. E. L. S. ; 5. R- 
IS, W. E. L. S.; 6, R. 15, W. E. L. S. ; 7, R- i5, W. E. 
L. S.; 8, R. 15, W. E. L. S. ; 9, R. 15, W. E. L. S. ; 10, 
R. 15, W. E. L. S. ; Moose Island; Kineo ; Farm Is- 
land ; Kingsbury Plantation ; in Piscataquis County. 

Lexington Plantation ; Pleasant Ridge Plantation ; 
Highland Plantation; i, R. 3, B. K. P., W. K. R. ; 2, 
R. 3, B. K. P., W. K. R. ; Dead River Plantation; 
Bigelow Plantation; i, R. 4, B. K. P., W. K. R. ; 2, R. 

4, B. K. P., W. K. R. ; 3, R. 4, B. K. P., W. K. R. ; 
Flagstaff Plantation ; West Forks Plantation ; 2, R. 5, 

B. K. P., W. K. R. ; 3, R. 5, B. K. P., W. K. R. ; 4, R. 

5. B. K. P., W. K. R. ; i, R. 6, B. K. P., W. K. R. ; 2, 
R. 6, B. K. P., W. K. R. ; 3, R. 6, B. K. P., W. K. R. ; 
4, R. 6, B. K. P., W. K. R. ; 5, R. 6, B. K. P., W. K. 
R. ; I, R. 7, B. K. P., W. K. R. ; 2, R. 7, B. K. P., W. 
K. R. ; 3, R. 7, B. K. P., W. K. R. ; 4, R. 7, B. K. P., 
W. K. R. ; 5, R. 7, B. K. P., W. K. R. ; 6, R. 7, B. K. 
P., W. K. R. ; Gore North of Nos. i, 2 & 3, R. 7, B. K. 
P.. W. K. R.; Mayfield Plantation; 2, R. 3, B. K. P., 
E. K. R. ; The Forks Plantation ; 2, R. 4, B. K. P., E. 
K. R.; I, R. 5, B. K. P., E. K. R. ; 2, R. 5, B. K. P., E. 
K. R.; I, R. 6, B. K. P., E. K. R. ; i, R. i. N. B. K. P.; 
2, R. I, N. B. K. P.; 3, R. i, N. B. K. P.; Jackman 
Plantation; 5, R. i, N. B. K. P.; 6, R. i, N. B. K P. ; 
r, R. 2, N. B. K. P. : 2, R. 2. N. B. K. P. ; 3, R. 2, N. 
B. K. P. ; Moose River Plantation ; Dennistown Plan- 
tation ; 6, R. 2, N. B. K. P. ; Big W, N. B. K. P. ; Lit- 



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tie W, N. B. K. P.; i, R. 3, N. B. K. P.; 2, R. 3, N. 
B. K. P. ; 3, R. 3, N. B. K. P. : 4. R- 3, N. B. K. P. ; 5, 
R. 3, N. B. K. P.; Seboomcx)k; i, R. 4, N. B. K. P.; 
2, R. 4, N. B. K. P. ; 3, R- 4, N- B. K. P. ; 4, R- 4, N. 
B. K. P. ; 5, R- 4, N. B. K. P. ; 3, R- 5, N. B. K. P. ; 
4, R. 5, N. B. K. P.; 4, R- 16, W. E. L. S. ; 5, R- 16, 
W. E. L. S. ; 6, R. 16, W. E. L. S. ; 7, R- 16, W. E. L. 
S. ; 8, R. 16, W. E. L. S. ; 9, R- 16, W. E. L. S. ; 10, R. 
16, W. E. L. S.; 4, R. 17, W. E. L. S. ; 5, R- i7, W. E. 
L. S.; 6, R. 17, W. E. L. S. ; 7, R- i7, W. E. L. S. ; 8, 
R. 17, W. E. L. S.; 9, R. 17, W. E. L. S : 10, R. 17, W. 
E. L. S. ; 4, R. 18, W. E. L. S. ; s, R 18, W. E. L. S. ; 

6, R. 18, W. E. L. S. ; 7, R. 18, W. E. L. S. ; 8, R. 18, 
W. E. L. S.; 9, R. 18, W. E. L. S. ; 5, R- i9, W. E. L. 
S. ; 6, R. 19, W. E. L. S. ; 7, R- i9, W. E. L. S. ; 8, R. 
19, W. E. L. S. ; 5, R- 20, W. E. L. S. ; in Somerset 
County. 

Township No. 18, East Division ; No. 19, East Di- 
vision ; No. 26, East Division ; No. 27, East Division ; 
No. 18, Middle Division; No. 19, Middle Division; No. 
24, Middle Division ; No. 25, Middle Division ; No. 29, 
Middle Division ; No. 30, Middle Division ; No. 31, Mid- 
dle Division ; No. 36, Middle Division ; No. 37, Middle 
Division ; No. 42, Middle Division ; No. 43, Middle Di- 
vision ; No. 5, North Division ; Strip North of No. 5, 
North Division ; No. 6, North Division ; Strip North 
of No. 6, North Division ; No. i, R. i, Titcomb's Sur- 
vey ; Grand Lake Stream Plantation; i, R. 2, Titcomb's 
Survey; i, R. 3, Titcomb's Survey; 6, R. i, N. B. P. P. ; 

7, R. 2, N. B. P. P. ; 8, R. 3, N. B. P. P. ; 10 R. 3, N. 
B. P. P.; IT, R. 3, N. B. P. P.; 8, R. 4, N. B. P. P.; 
Indian Township ; Codyville Plantation ; No. 14 Plan- 
tation ; No. 21 Plantation ; in Washington County. 



Sect. 2. An annual tax is hereby assessed upon all 
the property in said district, including rights in public 
lots, to be used for the protection thereof. Said tax 
shall be due and payable at the date of the assessment 
of the State tax, in the years when the legislature is 
in session, and for other years it shall be due and pay- 
able in one year after the date of such assessment. 

The rate of such tax is hereby fixed at one and one- 
half mills on the dollar. The valuation as determined 
by the board of State assessors, and set forth in the 
statement filed by them as provided by the Revised 
Statutes, chapter eight, section eleven, as amended, 
shall be the basis for the computation and apportion- 
ment of the tax hereby assessed until the next biennial 
equalization. 

The tax hereby assessed shall be valid, and all rem- 
edies herein provided shall be in full force if said 
property is described with reasonable accuracy, whether 
the ownership thereof is correctly stated or not. 

Sect. 3. The board of State assessors shall within 
thirty days after such tax is due, prepare and file with 
the treasurer of the State, a certificate setting forth 
the description of each lot, parcel or right subject to 
the tax hereby assessed, together with the tax com- 
puted at the rate hereby established. 

Sect. 4. The treasurer of the State shall cause lists 
of the assessments made hereby to be advertised for 
three weeks successively in the State paper, and in 
some newspaper, if any, in the county where the land 
lies, within three months after such tax is due. Such 
advertisement may be consolidated with the advertise- 
ment required by Revised Statutes, Chapter 9, Section 
42, as amended. 



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The said land shall be held to the State for the pay- 
ment of the tax hereby assessed, with interest at twen- 
ty per cent, per annum, to commence six months after 
such tax is due as herein provided. 

Sect. 5. Owners of lands so assessed and adver- 
tised may redeem them by paying to the treasurer of 
the State the tax with interest thereon, within one year 
from the time when such interest commences. Each 
owner may pay for his interest in any tract, whether 
in common or not, and upon filing with the State treas- 
urer a certificate showing the number of acres, and 
describing the property on which he desires to pay the 
tax, and where the same is located, and paying the 
amount due, shall receive a certificate from the treas- 
urer of the State, discharging the tax on the number 
of acres or interest upon which such payment is made. 

Each part or interest of every such township or tract 
upon which the tax hereby imposed so advertised is not 
paid, with interest, within the time limited in this sec- 
tion for such redemption, shall be wholly forfeited to 
the State and vest therein free of any claim by any 
former owner. 

Sect. 6. The tax assessed by authority of this act 
shall be held by the State treasurer as a fund to be 
used to protect from fire the forests situated upon and 
within the district hereby created, and to pay expenses 
incidental thereto and for no other purpose. 

The State treasurer shall from such fund pay bills 
for this purpose and also expenses incurred in assess- 
ing, advertising and collecting said tax. Such payment 
shall be made immediately upon approval by the State 
forest commissioner and auditing by the State auditor. 

Sect. 7. The forest commissioner shall take meas- 
ures for the prevention, control and extinguishment 



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of forest fires in said forestry districts, and to this 
end he shall establish such sub-forestry districts as he 
may deem necessary for effective protection against 
loss or damage by fire. He shall have authority to es- 
tablish lookout stations connected by telephone, and to 
equip and maintain depots for necessary tools for the 
extinguishment of forest fires. 

Sect. 8. The said commissioner shall appoint in and 
for each of said districts so established, a chief forest 
fire warden, and he shall also appoint within such dis- 
tricts such number of deputy forest fire wardens as in 
his judgment may be required to carry out the pro- 
visions of this act, assigning to each of the latter the 
territory over and within which he shall have juris- 
diction. All chief and deputy forest fire wardens, so 
appointed, shall hold office during the pleasure of said 
commissioner, be sworn to the faithful discharge of 
their duties by any officer authorized to administe'r 
oaths, and a certificate thereof shall be returned to the 
office of such commissioner. 

Sect. g. The said chief forest fire wardens, under 
the direction of said commissioner, shall have general 
supervision of their respective districts and of the dep- 
uty forest fire wardens therein. Each chief forest fire 
warden, when directed by the said commissioner, shafl 
patrol the forests of his district for the purpose of 
searching out, extinguishing and guarding against for- 
est fires. He shall investigate and gather evidence re- 
garding the causes of forest fires, enforce all laws re- 
lating to forests and forest preservation, arrest all vio- 
lators thereof, prosecute all offenses against the same, 
and in this connection shall have the same power to 
serve criminal processes against such offenders and 
shall be allowed the same fees as a sheriff, or his dep- 



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uty, for like services, and shall have and enjoy the 
same right as a sheriff to require aid in executing the 
duties of his office. Said chief forest fire wardens shall 
perform such other duties, at such times, and under 
such rules and regulations, as the said commissioner 
may prescribe, and each shall receive as compensation 
three dollars for each and every day of actual service, 
with an allowance for expenses of travel and subsist- 
ence not to exceed two dollars daily for such period. 
The said commissioner may authorize the employment 
of suitable persons to assist said chief forest fire war- 
dens in patroling their respective districts and every 
person so employed shall be paid twenty cents for 
each hour of service so rendered by him and be pro- 
vided with subsistence during such period. Deputy 
forest fire wardens shall perform such duties, at such 
times and under such rules and regulations, as the 
said commissioner, or the chief fire warden of the dis- 
trict, with the approval of said commissioner, may pre- 
scribe, and they shall receive as compensation two dol- 
lars and subsistence for each and every day of actual 
service. 

Sect. 10. Whenever a fire occurs on, or is likely to 
do damage to forest lands within the district of any 
chief forest fire warden, he shall take immediate action 
to control and extinguish the same. If such fire oc- 
curs upon or is likely to do damage to forest lands 
within the territory of a deputy forest fire warden and 
the chief fire warden of the district is not present, then 
and in such case the. deputy forest fire warden having 
jurisdiction of the territory shall forthwith proceed to 
control and extmguish the same, and he shall mean- 
v/hile, with all consistent dispatch, cause the said chief 
fire warden of the district to be notified of the occur- 
rence of such fire. Until the arrival of the chief war- 



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den at the place of fire the deputy warden shall be in 
charge of the control and extinguishment of the same. 
For the purpose of controlling and extinguishing fires 
as aforesaid chief forest fire wardens, and deputy for- 
est fire wardens when in charge of the control and ex- 
tinguishment of forest fires or when so directed by the 
chief warden, may summon to their assistance citiz;^ns 
of any county, and each person so summoned and as- 
sisting shall be paid fifteen cents for each hour of ser- 
vice rendered by him and be provided with subsistence 
during such service. Immediately after the extinguish- 
ment of a fire the deputy forest fire warden who for 
any time may have been in charge of the same shall 
make return to the chief warden of the district of the 
expense thereof during the period of his being in 
charge, including the names of the persons so sum- 
moned and assisting, with their postoffice addresses and 
the hours of labor actually performed by each under 
his direction. The return shall be made upon oath and 
the said chief warden is hereby authorized and em- 
powered to administer such oath. Upon receipt of such 
return the said chief fire warden shall carefully exam- 
ine and audit the same and he may direct the deputy 
to amend and correct any return found to be incom- 
plete, incorrect or insufficient in form. If upon exam- 
ination and auditing of said return, and investigation 
of the subject matter thereof, said chief fire warden 
believes said return to be just and correct, he shall 
endorse his written approval thereon and forward the 
same so approved to said forest commissioner. The 
chief fire warden of every district burned by a forest 
fire shall, upon the extinguishment of such fire, prompt- 
ly forward an extract and detailed statement of the 
expense, if any, which said chief fire warden may have 
incurred in connection with the extinguishment of such 
fire, to the said forest commissioner, who may con- 
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firm, reject or recommit either or both said approved 
return of said deputy or said detailed statement of said 
chief fire warden if justice so requires. 

Sect. II. All expenses incurred under the provisions 
of this act shall be paid from the funds raised and 
created by the tax hereby assessed. 

Sect. 12. For the purpose of the better carrying out 
of the provisions of this act it is hereby provided that 
the chief clerk to the land agent shall be a dep*:ty for- 
est commissioner. The said deputy shall hold office 
during the pleasure of the forest commissioner and 
perform such duties as the latter may prescribe. For 
such services the said deputy forest commissioner shall 
receive annually the sum of five hundred dollars, to be 
paid from the funds provided under this act, in addi- 
tion to the salary now provided for the clerk to the 
land agent. It is* also hereby further provided that 
the forest commissioner shall receive from the funds 
provided under this act, the sum of five hundred dol- 
lars, in addition to the salary as now provided by law. 

Sect. 13. So much of the funds raised by the tax 
hereby imposed and paid into the treasury as may be 
necessary to pay the claims, accounts and demands aris- 
ing under the provisions of this act is hereby appro- 
priated to pay the same, and the governor and council 
are hereby authorized to draw their warrants therefor 
at any time. Any balance remaining unpaid shall con- 
tinue from year to year as a fund available for the 
purpose of this act. 

Sect. 14. All acts and parts of acts which are in- 
■consistent with this act are hereby repealed. 

Sect. 15. This act shall take eflFect when approved. 



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INSTRUCTIONS TO FIRE WARDENS. 

Every warden should carefully study the law and 
fully post himself as to his duties. The wild lands of 
the state are incorporated under an act creating the 
Maine Forestry District and the townships included in 
this district are named in the law. 

In making up their reports wardens should see that 
they are made in accordance with the law thus avoiding 
the inconvenience of having them returned for correc- 
tion. 

They should then be forwarded to the Chief Fire 
Warden of the district in which the fire occurs who 
will send them to the Forest Commissioner at Augusta 
when they will be promptly paid. No warden should 
neglect to send in every bill contracted at least once 
a month. All bills must be approved by the Chief 
Fire Warden in the district where the same is con- 
tracted. See that your bills are certified to before a 
Justice in accordance with the law. Whenever it is 
necessary for you to pay out any money, be sure to 
take a receipt and enclose it with your report. This 
will be necessary if you expect to be reimbursed. 

An important part of practical forestry is the pre- 
vention of fire. This cannot be accomplished success- 
fully without a well organized force in which the duties 
of each individual are well defined and clearly under- 
stood. To this end the following instructions should 
receive careful attention. 

It is the duty of the chief fire warden to see that the 
district fire wardens are fully supplied with printed 
notices containing the rules and regulations relating to 
the prevention of forest fires. Early in the season fire 
notices are sent to all wardens but more can be ob- 



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tained at any time by writing to the Forest Commis- 
sioner. The district fire wardens should see that their 
respective districts are properly posted with these no- 
tices, putting them along each forest trail and location 
frequented by fishermen and hunting parties. During 
the dry season when fires are most likely to occur, es- 
pecially in the spring before the trees are in leaf, the 
chief fire w^ardens and their deputies should keep a 
sharp lookout for any sign of fire and have everything 
in readiness so that when the smoke is seen there will 
be no unnecessary delay in reaching the spot. Fisher- 
men, hunters and campers should always be cautioned 
whenever the opportunity offers, to be careful in the 
use of fire ; to refrain from throwing lighted matches 
on the ground : and especially, to extinguish their camp 
fires completely before leaving them. 

All violations of the law relating to building fires on 
the wild lands of the State should be carefully inves- 
tigated, and when sufficient evidence is found the guilty 
parties should be arrested and the matter reported to 
the department at Augusta. 

No instructions seem necessary here as to how the 
work at a forest fire should be conducted, for it is as- 
sumed that each fire warden has had ample experience 
in this respect. At the same time it may be well to 
•remember that backfiring should not be resorted to un- 
til its necessity is plainly evident; and even then, the 
entire situation should first be carefully examined and 
well understood. 

It should be remembered, also, that in controlling a 
woodland fire, one hour's work in the morning or late 
evening is worth six in the middle of the day. For 
this reason, if a fire is not extinguished at evening, the 
men should remain on the ground all night, and the 



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fire wardens should make arrangements to send in food 
and blankets to the crew. If the men are allowed to 
leave a fire at evening and go back to their homes 
much valuable time is lost. 

Especial pains should be taken to ascertain the cause 
of the fire, and the person or persons who started it. 
Too many reports are received in which the printed 
questions as to the origin of the fire are answered with 
the words "Cause unknown." If attended to promptly, 
there should be little trouble in ascertaining the point 
at which the fire started, and in most cases who started 
it. The facts then should be written out fully in the 
report, no matter whom it may concern. Each fire 
warden should discharge his duty fearlessly in this 
respect, without fear or favor. If the fire warden is 
unable to report definitely as to who the guilty parties 
were and their connection with it, he should give his 
opinion as to the cause and who were to blame in the 
matter. 

In addition to answering fully the printed questions 
in the report the fire warden should furnish such fur- 
ther information as may not be conveyed in the preced- 
ing answers, and should take pains to include also 
everything that might relate directly or indirectly to 
the matter. After a fire occurs the chief fire warden 
should, as soon as possible, mail the report of the 
same to the Forest Commissioner, using the printed 
form furnished for this purpose. 

Every effort should be made by the wardens to bring 
to justice any and all violators of the forest fire laws. 

FRANK E. MACE, 
Forest Commissioner. 



INSTRUCTIONS TO CHIEF WARDENS. 

The forest fire season is approaching and I wish 
for you to make your motto, EFFICIENCY and 
ECONOMY. Of necessity in order to extend the 
service over the danger period of the entire season a 
fewer number of patrols must be employed this year 
than last. 

Use your men at the dangerous localities but have 
each man do an honest day's work and do not have 
two men travel the same route. 

You are expected to work only when it is necessary, 
not putting in continuous time when the danger does 
not warrant. 

Don't put on any patrols without first notifying this 
department and having the men commissioned. This 
rule will be strictly enforced. 

In addition to the patrolmen who may be on from 
time to time the following deputies hold commissions 
and have been directed to report to you : 

FRANK E. MACE, 
Forest Commissioner. 



INSTRUCTIONS TO WATCHMEN ON LOOK- 
OUT STATIONS. 

I 
First I wish to impress upon you that you have been 
commissioned to the position in charge of a lookout 
station, not as a vacation pastime, but for actual and 
hard service; and if you are not willing to accept the 
position under these conditions please notify the de- 
partment and another will be appointed in your place. 



You are supposed and expected to pu, '" ^°-^°^ 
servke from the time you commence work until re- 
lieved at the end of the season, or removed for cavse. 
You shall be especially watchful and vgilant in d.y 
and dangerous periods, being ever on the ,ilert for 
igns of smoke in any direction from your statioiv A 
he first indication of a fire locate it as nearly as 
:sible and call the chief warden of the section in 
which it is located. If at first you are unable to get 
: Tomlmication with the chief warden, -<eep .e epon 
ing until you get the warning to someone interested^ 
Prom.pt notification may save thousands of acres of 
timber from burning. 

Use great care in looking after your telephone and 
connections. Test it at the beginning of each uay 
and i you find that it is not workmg endeavor to 
^c te the trouble and remedy it, as y°- '°*°" -^° 
little value unless in telephone connection with the 
ol'-de. Learn an you can in regard to the ^care__and 

repair of ; 

heavy rains wncii ii.viv, .- -- ^ _ 

,nn in your time travelling and inspecting your tele- 
phone line, clearing a good trail to your station etc 

At the end of each week promptly make out the 
weekly report sheets which will be furnished you, and 
mail the same to this department, also a copy to the 
Chief Warden under whom you serve. I do not expect 
you to leave your station in a dry time to mail the 
reports- but when it can be done without interfermg 
with the service, send the reports the first of each 
week. In making up your data for these reports, take 
care to ir.clude all the information possible, hote the 
weather conditions day by day and state whether or 
not the day was rainy, dry, windy, etc. Oive the 



Repair of yourjines. On damp days and following 
,s when there is no danger of a fire starting, 



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number and location of fires discovered durir.g the 
week and who'.ii you notified in regard to the same. 

(iCt in your camp supplies when it will not be dan- 
gerous to leave your station and try and keep supplies 
enough ahead to last through any extended period 
v/hen it would be unwise to leave the station. Before 
you leave the station get in communication with your 
chief warden and notify him of your intention to do 
so and where you are going. 

Instructior.s as to the telephone connections, war- 
dens in your section and whom to notify in case of 
fire will be furnished you by the chief warden of your 
diistrict. 

FRANK E. MACE, 
Forest Commissioner. 



SECTIONS FROM THE REVISED STATUTES. 

Chap. 7. Sec. 55. Whoever by himself, or by his 
servant, agent or guide, or as the servant, agent or 
guide of any other person, shall build a camp, cook- 
ing or other fire, or use an abandoned camp, cooking 
or other fire in or adjacent to any w^oods in this state, 
shall, before leaving such fire, totally extinguish the 
same, and upon failure to do so such person shall be 
punished by a fine of fifty dollars. ****** 
One half of any fine imposed and collected under this 
section shall be paid to the complainant. 

Chap. 7, Sec. 56. Camp fires must be totally extin- 
guished before breaking camp, under penalty of not 
to exceed one month's imprisonment or one hundred 
dollars fine, or both, as provided by law. 



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Chap. 28, Sec. 15. Whoever kindles a fire, on land 
not his own without consent of the owner forfeits ten 
dollars; if such fire spreads and damages the property 
of others, he forfeits not less than ten, nor more than 
five hundred dollars ; and, in either case, he shall 
stand committed until fine and costs are paid, or he 
shall be imprisoned not more than three years. 

Chap. 28, Sec. 16. Whoever with intent to injure 
another, causes a fire to be kindled on his, or anoth- 
er's land, whereby the property of any other person 
is injured or destroyed, shall be fired not less than 
twenty nor more than one thousand dollars, or im- 
prisoned not less than three months, nor more than 
three years. 

Chap. 28, Sec. 17. Whoever for a lawful purpose 
kindles a fire on his own land shall do so at a suitable 
time and in a careful and prudent manner; and is 
liable in an action on the case, to any person injured 
by his failure to comply with this provision. 

Chap. 28, Sec. 18. Persons engaged in driving lum- 
ber may kindle fires when accessary, but shall use 
the utmost caution to prevent them from spreading 
and doing damage, and if they fail so to do, they are 
subject to all the foregoing liabilities and penalties, as 
if said privilege had not been allowed. 

Chap. 7, Sec. 67. Any persons viciously or wanton- 
ly tearing down, destroying or defacing this notice, 
shall on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of 
five dollars. 

In addition to the above state fines and penalties all 
persons are liable in civil suits for all damages 
caused by fires set by them or by their direction. 



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RAILROAD PATROL. 

The Legislature of 191 1 passed a bill compelling rail- 
roads to maintain proper patrol during dry and dan- 
gerous seasons, the bill being entitled "An Act for the 
better protection of Forests from Fire," and is as fol- 
lows : 

Section i. It shall be the duty of the forest com- 
missioner whenever, in his judgment, the woodlands 
along the railroads transversing the wild lands of the 
state, over which said commissioner has jurisdiction, 
are in a dry and dangerous condition, to maintain a 
competent and efficient fire patrol along the right of 
way or lands of such railroads. 

Section 2. The forest commissioner shall keep, or 
cause to be kept, an account of the cost of maintain- 
ing such fire patrol along the line of such railroad, in- 
cluding therein the wages and expenses of the em- 
ployees engaged in maintaining such fire patrol, and 
the total cost thereof shall be paid to the forest com- 
missioner, by the railroad company along whose land 
or right of way such patrol is maintained, such pay- 
ment to be made monthly or on the presentation of the 
bills therefor. All such funds received by said com- 
missioner shall be credited to the fund for the protec- 
tion of the forests against fire from which it was drawn. 

Section 3. All fires started upon the right of way 
of any railroad or lands adjacent thereto shall be im- 
mediately reported to the commissioner upon blanks to 
be furnished by him, by the patrolman within whose 
limits the fire originated, setting forth the origin of 
such fire, the quantity and quality of the land burned 
over, and, if the fire was started by a locomotive, he 
shall give the number thereof. 



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Section 4. No railroad employee shall build a fire 
to burn rubbish along its right of way through forest 
lands when forbidden to do so by the forest commis- 
sioner, or his wardens. 

Section 5. Nothing in this act shall be construed as 
releasing any railroad company from any damage 
caused by fires set by their locomotives or employees. 



AROOSTOOK WATERS. 



CHIEF WARDENS. 



Leonard A. Pierce (Houlton), Maine Forestry District 

in Aroostook County. 
Leon Irish (Haynesville), all of Maine Forestry 

District in Aroostook County from South Hne to 

North boundary of T. No. 9; also T. No. 7, R. 6, 

in Penobscot County. 
H. B. Buck (Bang-or), Maine Forestry District in 

Aroostook County. 
Harry E. Hasey (St. Francis), St. John Waters in 

Maine Forestry District. 
Claud L. Sawyer (Old Town), St. John Waters in 

Maine Forestry District. 
-Eugene H. Decker (Bangor), St. John Waters in 

Maine Forestry District. 
Fred C. Knowlen (Stockholm), T. 15. R. 4; 15, R. 

5; 15, R. 6; 16, R. 4; 16, R. 5: 16, R. 6; 17, R. 3; 

17, R. 4; 17, R. 5; 14, R. 5; 16, R. 8. 
J. B. Bartlett (Ashland), Maine Forestry District in- 
cluded in Townships 8, 9, R. 5; 8, 10, R. 6; 8, 9, 

10, ir, 12 R. 7; 8, 0, 10, R. 8: 9, R. 3; 9, R. 4; 

Squa Pan Lake Region. 
Robert D. Porter (Portage), T. 14, R. 6; 13, 14, 15, R. 

7; 13, R- 5: Winterville; 14, 13, 15, R. 8; 13, 14, 

15, R. Q. 
Wm. H. Hinckley (Bangor), South Branch; Little 

South Branch and Boundary Branch of the St. 

John River in Maine Forestry District. 

DEPUTY WARDENS. 

E. G. Hunter (Hodgdon), T. A, R. 2. 
Alvin Albert (Winterville\ Winterville PL; T. 14, R. 
7; 14, R. 8; 15, R. 8. 



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James H. Ruth (Linneus), T. 4, R. 3 ; A, R. 2 ; 3, R. 

3 ; 3, R. 2 ; Glenwood PI. 
C-eorge B. Moors (Griswold) ; 8, R. 4; 9, R- 4; 8, R. 5r 

9, R. 5- 
Frank Currier (Oxbow), T. 8, R. 6 ; 9, R. 6; 10, R. 6. 
Harry Clark (Ashland), T. 10, R. 4 ; 11, R. 4. 
J. T. Lawler (Benedicta), T. i, R. 6; 2, R. 6. 
Joseph Smart (Eagle Lake Mills), T. 15, R. 5; 15, R. 

6; 16, R. 6; 16, R. 8. 
E. P. Knight (Macwahoc), T. A, R. 5; i, R. 5; No. 

Yarmouth : 2, R. 4. 
Walter Swett (Oxbow), T. 8, R. 6 ; 8, R. 7; 9, R. 6; 

9, R. 7. 
Ira D. McKay (Ashland), T. 10, R. 3; 10, R. 4; 11, 

R. 4- 
Albert G. Daigle (Soldier Pond), T. 16, R. 6; 17, R. 5- 
August Carlson (Jemtland R. F. D.), T. 15, R. 4. 
Reed Lenfest (Mapleton), T. 11, R. 4. 
Ernest Coburn (Macwahoc), No. Yarmouth Academy 

(irant. 
Hanford Carr (Perham), T. 15, R. 4; 15, R. 5; 14, 

R. 5. 
William Batchelder (Houlton R. F. D.), Hammond PI 
Geo. E. Greenlaw (Masardis) T. 8, R. 3: 8, R. 4; 9, 

R. 5; Garfield PI. 
Napolean Labe (Wallagrass). T. 15, R. 8; 16, R. 8. 
E. E. Sweet (Mars Hill), T. 9, R. 3 : T. 9, R- 4; 10. 

R. 3; E; D. 
Chas. McGowan (Portaged T. 13, R. 7; 12, R. 8; 13, 

R. 8. 
Chas. McNally (Ashland), T. 15, R. 4; 15, R. 5; 15, 

R. 6; 16, R. 5. 
Arthur Pinette (Eagle Lake), T. 15, R. 5; 15, R. 6; 

16, R. 6. 



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C. E. Jenkins (Glenwood), Glenwood PI. 

S. C. Cummings (Haynesville), T. A, R. 2; 3, R. 2; 

3, R. 3 ; Glenwood PI. ; Drew ; 7, R. 6. 
Harris E. Goding (Mapleton), T. 11, R. 4. 

D. H. Moores (Houlton), E. V2 8, R. 3 ; Hammond 

PI.; T. 9, R. 3; 8, R. 4; 7, R. 5; 8, R. 5; 7, R- 6; 

C; D; 7, R. 4. 
Miles D. Arbo (Oxbow), T. 9, R- n ; 10, R. n ; 9, R- 

12; 10, R. 12; Oxbow PI. 
Miles McNally (Ashland), T. 11, R. 8; 12, R. 8; 11, 

R. 9; 12, R. 9; II, R. 10. 
William McNally (Ashland), T. 11. R. 8; 12, R. 8; 11, 

R. 9; 12, R. 9; II, R. 10. 
Chas. A. Shannon (Macwahoc), No. Yarmouth Acad- 
emy Grant. 
Alec Currier (Oxbow), Oxbow PL; T. 7, R. 8; 9, R. 

8 ; 10, R. 8. 
Ralph E. Pineo (Chesuncook), Townships in vicinity 

of Eagle Lake, Piscataquis County. 
William Libby (Oxbow), T. 8, R. 9 ; 9, R. 9 : 10. R. 9- 
Wm. N. Carpenter (Houlton), Hammond PL; T. 7, 

R. 3. 
Samuel Ross (Monticello), T. C, R. 2; D, R. 2. 
Joseph Greene (Linneus), T. A, R. 2 ; 4, R. 3. 
Harry G. Tingley (Island Falls), T. 3, R- 4 : W. E. 

L. S. 
John Landers (Island Falls), T. 3, R. 4, W. E. L. S. 
Elmer E. Gilpatrick (Davidson). T. i, R. 6 ; 2, R. 6. 
Leon Orcutt (Ashland), T. 11, R. 7; 12, R. 7; 13, R. 

7; II, R. 8. 
William Chase (Moro), T. 8, R. 5: 7, R. 5. 
Chas. Peterson (Ashland, R. F. D.), Garfield PL; T. 

10, R. 6. 
John P. Yerxa (Guerette), T. t6, R. S; 17, R. 5; 16, 

R. 4; 17, R. 4; 15, R. 6. 



(leo. W. Low (Winterville), West Vz Winterville PI. 

Will B. Pinkham (Fort Kent Mills), B. & A. R. R. 
T. 15, R. 4. 

John Donahue (Stockholm), T. 14 and 15 R. 5. 

A. C. Archibald (Guerette), T. 17, R. 3, 4, and 5. 

Edward Langley (Guerette), T. 16 and 17, R. 5. 

Fred Daysey (Houlton), T. 15 and 16 R. 6; 16, R. 8. 

Fred Judkins (Stockholm), 15, R. 4 and 5; 16, R. 4 

Southern Aroostook Patrol: E. K Peck (Oakfield) 
T. 7, R- 3; 7, R. 4- John Kelley (Haynesville) 
T. 7, R. 6. John L. Turner, (Haynesville), T. 3., 
R. 3. Stilman Hall (Haynesville), T. 3, R. 4 
Joseph Marten (Haynesville), T. A, R. 2. John 
Vickers (Haynesville), No. Yarmouth Grant and 
part of Wytopitlock. 

A. S. Gartley (Island Falls), Watchman Otter Lake 
Station. 

Thomas H. Brown (Eagle Lake). T. 15, R. 5: 15, R. 
6; 16, R. 6; 14, R. 6; 14, R. 7; 15. R. 7. 

Allagash and St. John River Patrol : These waters 
and their branches in the Maine Forestry District 
will have adequate patrol and lookout service. 

HANCOCK COUNTY. 

CHIEF WARDENS. 

Ezra N. Williams (Great Pond), Northern part of 

Maine Forestry District in Hancock County. 
Fred S. Bunker (Franklin), T. 7, 8, 9, 10 and 16. 

DEPUTY WARDENS. 

W. H. Earns worth (So. Beddington), E V2 No. 28; 

E 1/2 No. 34. 
Naham Jordan (Aurora), N. V2 No. 22; W. V2 No. 

28. 



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Simon Bunker (East Sullivan), T. 7 and 10 S. D. 

Albert E. Mace (Aurora), General Deputy Maine For- 
estry District in Hancock County. 

Watson L. Mace (Aurora), N. V2 No. 22; T. 21. 

Edgar Mclninch (Great Fond), T. 39; 40 and No. 2. 

John F. Haynes (Great Pond), T. 34 

Robert Laughlin (Great Pond), T. ss- 

Chas. Merritt (Deblois), Ea. V2 No. 22; Ea. V2 No. 16. 

Walter Madden (Myra), T. No. 32. 

W. L. Robertson (Cherryneld), E V2 No. 10; S. E. V4. 
No. 16. 

E. S. Tracy (Cherryfield), T. Nos. 7, 9, 10 and 16. 

Hiram Corliss (Cherryfield), Watchman at Lead Mt. 
Lookout. 

Henry Thayer (Cherryfield), No. 7 and 10. 

Eugene Havey (Ea. Sullivan), (^icneral Deputy in 
Hancock Co. 

Howard C. Fletcher (Ellsworth), PI. No. 8. 

KENNEBEC WATERS. 

CHIEF WARDENS. 

Louis Oakes (Greenville Jet.), all unincorporated 
townships in Maine Forestry District within 20 
miles of Moosehead Lake. 

E. P. Viles (Skowhegan), Dead River Waters in 
Maine Forestry District. 

Laurence P. Barney (Skinner). T. 2, R. 7; 6, R. 7, B. 
K. P. ; I R. 6, B. K. P., W. K. R. ; i, R. i ; 2, R. 
I, N. B. K. P.; I, R. 6; 2, R. 6; Franklin County. 

Albert Webster (Bingham), Mayfield ; Pleasant Ridge; 
Highland; East & West Carrying Places; Lex- 
ington Plantation ; Bowtown ; Pierce Pond ; Ea. 
V2 3, R. 4, B. K. P.. W. K. R. ; Jerusalem ; 4, R. 2, 
B. K. P., W. K. R. ; i, R. 2, W. B. K. P.: 4, R. 
I, B. K. P., W. K. R. 



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John B. Comber (The Forks), T. 2, R. 5 ; T. i, R. 6; 
T. 2, R. 6; T. 3, R. 6, W. K. R. ; The Forks; West 
Forks; T. 2, R. 3 ; T. 2, R. 4; T. i, R. 5 : T. 2, R. 
5; T. I, R. 6, E. K. R.; I, R. 7: 3, R- 7: 4- R- 7, 
W. K. R. ; Gores North i, 2, 3, R. 7. 

Frank Thompson (Skowhegan), General Chief War- 
den in Maine Forestry District. 

George G. Nichols (Jackman), T. i, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, R. i, 
N. B. K. P.; I, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, R. 2, N. B. K. P.; 

1, 2, 3, 4, R. 3, N. B. K. P.; West Middlesex; 
Sandy Bay; 3, R- 4. N. B. K. P.; i, 2, R. 8, W. 
B. K. P. 

DEPUTY WARDENS. 

LaRoy A. Parsons (Dead River), Lookout on Mt. 

Bigelow Fire Station. 
Levi B. Thomas (Eustis), Lookout on Snow Mt., T. 

2, R. 5, Franklin County. 

Ralph Wing (Flagstaff), Dead River Waters. 

William Chatfield (Flagstaff) Dead River Waters. 

T. K. Viles (No. New Portland), West Eustis; T. 3, 
R. 5. 

Alvah A. Berry (Eustis), Chain of Pond Twps ; Mas- 
sachusetts Gore ; 7 Pond Twps ; Alder Stream. 

H. E. Harlow (Dead River^, Bigelow; Dead River; 
Carrying Place; T. 3, R. 4, W. B. K. P.; Pierce 
Pond. 

W. H. Bean (Girard), T. 4, R. 6; 3, R. 5, W. K. R. 

A. L. Savage (Stratton), Coplin ; Redington ; Lang- 
town. 

E. A. Piper (Jackman), Dennistown and Forsythe. 

Peter Larkin (Winslow), General Deputy for Ken- 
nebec Waters. 

O. W. Chase (No. New Portland), Lexington; High- 
land. 



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E. (x. Stevens (Lily Bay), Lily Bay; Blake Tract; 
Spencer Bay Tract ; Day's Academy. 

A. H. Woods (Askwith), Misery, Taunton and Rayn- 
ham ; Sandwich Academy. 

Wm. Lockyer (Eustis), Jim Pond Town; Chain of 
Ponds; T. 4, R. 5; Kibbie. 

Frank Haggan (Holeb), Holeb ; For.sythe ; Lowell- 
town ; T. 6, R. 7. 

Ray Skinner (Lowelltown), Skinnertown ; Lowell- 
town; T. I & 2, R. 7. 

VV. H. Galusha (Greenville), Little & Big Squaw; 
Gore A, R. 2; Lily Bay; Sugar Island. 

Wm. P. Forsythe (Lake Moxie), T. 2, R. 5 & 6; i, R. 
6. 

O. R. Fahey (Skinner), Deputy Maine Forestry Dis- 
trict in L. P. Barney's territory. 

Aaron Wilson (Jackman), Long Pond; Sandwich 
Academy ; Jackman Plantation. 

Chester McDaniels (Jackman), Dennistown ; Moose 
River ; Thorndike. 

R. H. Brann (Skinner), Watchman Kibbie Mt. Look- 
out Station. 

Paul King (Skinner), patrol from Tarratine to Cold 
Stream Pond. 

John Richards (Skinner), patrol from Skinner across 
T. 6, R. 7 and T. i, R. 8. 

M. R. Hastings (Hastings), Batchelder Grant. 

M. J. Marr (Moosehead), T. i, R. 6 & 7; 2, R. 7. 

Benj. De Witt (Skinner), Kibbie; T. i, R. 6; Frank- 
lin Co. 

Daniel Burns (Lake Moxie), Chase Stream; Square- 
town ; Lower Cold Stream. 

John C. Hutchinson (Bangor), General Deputy. 

H. W. Maxfield (Bingham), Pleasant Ridg€ PI. 



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Philander Butts (Kingfield), Jerusalem; Mt. Abra- 
ham; Crockertown and Redington. 
James O'Brien (Lake Moxie), East Moxie & Square- 

S. E^Tndrews (Bingham), Pierce Pond Twp ; East 

Moxie. ^^ ^^. . 

James Hennessey (Bingham), East and West Moxie 

and Bald Mt. 
Clair R. Marston (Skowhegan), General Deputy. 
W H. Corliss (Milford), Moxie Gore. 
Daniel Patience (Bingham), Upper Enchanted and 

surrounding townships. 
Harry Pierce (Eustis), King, Bartlett ; Pratt; T. 4^ 

R. 5, B. K. P., W. K. R. 
Ruel Holden (Jackman), Attean ; No. 4- 
H. P. McKenney (Jackman), T. 3, 4, 5, 6, R. 7, B. K. 

P., W. K. R. 
Frank J. Durgin (The Forks), T. i, R. 5 & 6. 
Oliver Adams (The Forks), T. i, R. 5 & 6. 
John B. Carvielle (Flagstaff), T. 3, R- 4- 
T B Snow (N. E. Carry), East and West Burbank. 
J.H. White (Eustis), T. 4 & 5, R- 6, B. K. P., Somer- 
set County; i, R. 6, Franklin County. 
C A Spaulding (Caratunk), Pierce Pond Twp. 
Fred Henderson (Jackman), Thorndike ; Alder Brook; 
Soldier Twp; Long Pond Twp; Moose River PL 
Colin McRitchie (Holeb), Holeb ; Forsythe ; Gorham 

Grant; T. 6, R. 7- 
Albert Edgerly (Greenville), A, R. I2, 13, 14; h R- ^3; 

Gore A, R. 2. 
Ray Viles (Flagstaff), Bigelow ; Coplin ; Dead River r 

' Flagstaff; Lang: T. 2, R. 3 ; 3, R- 4- 
Grover C. (-reen (Skowhegan), Lookout on Tumble- 
down ]Mt. 



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William MacPhee (Hinckley), T. 4, R. 6 : 5 R. 7 ; and 

vicinity. 
Owen B. Edgerly, (Greenville Jet.), Little and Big 

Squaw. 
Henry Kennedy (The Forks), T. 2, R. 5 : 3, R. 5. 
P. J, Walsh (The Forks), Watchman Mt. Coburn. 
Mike O'Brien (Mosquito), Watchman on Bald Mt. 
Chas. S. Edgerly (Greenville), Watchman Squaw Mt. 

Station. 
Sherman L. Quimby (Kineo), Watchman Kineo Mt. 

Station. 
Orrin Sawyer (Jackman), Watchnan Boundary Bald 

Mt. 

OXFORD AND FRANKLIN. 

CHIEF WARDENS. 

•Silas F. Peaslee (Upton), all unincorporated town- 
ships in Maine Forestry District on Androscog- 
gin waters. 

C C. Murphy (Rangeley), all unincorporated town- 
ships in Maine Forestry District on Androscog- 
gin waters. 

DEPUTY WARDENS. 

A. L. Luce (Old Orchard), Watchman for Mt. Azis- 

coos, Lookout station, Lincoln Plantation. 
Bert Braun (Rumford)), Watchman for West Kenne- 

bago, Lookout station, T. 4, R. 4, W. B. K. P. 
Freeland D. Abbott (Houghton), Letter E; Letter D. 
George E. Allen (Middle Dam), Letter C; T. 4, R. i ; 

5, R. i; Oxford Co. 
Wm. Tibbetts (Rangeley), Maine Forestry District in 

Oxford and Franklin Counties. 



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A. M. Childs (Wield), Letter E, and No. 6, North of 

Weld. 
Dexter E. Lamb (Rangeley), Rangeley Plantation. 
J. Lewis York (Rangeley), Dallas Plantation. 
John v^lark (Rangeley), Sandy River PI. 

PENOBSCOT SYSTEMS. 

CHIEF WARDENS. 

A. B. Haynes (Norcross), Maine Forestry District in 
Penobscot West Branch region below head of 
Pemadnmcook Lake, ircluding Millinocket Lake ; 
Cooper Brook territory and lands adjoining. 

Roland H. Lancaster (Lagrange), Maine Forestry Dis- 
trict south of Norcross in Penobscot and Piscata- 
quis counties. 

Fred A. Gilbert (Bangor), Maine Forestry District. 

James W. Coady (Patten), East Branch waters in 
Maine Forestry District. 

E. C. Mooers (Milo), East and West Bowdoin Col- 
lege Grant; T. 7, R. 9; Elliottsville PI.; Katahdin 
Iron Works: T. 5, R. 9 ; A, R. 11 ; A, R. 12; B, 
R. 11; Lakeview PI.; Barnard; 4, R. 9. 

Chas. W. Burr (Old Town), Maine Forestry District 
in Chesuncook Lake Region. 

William H. Murphy (Old Town), Maine Forestry Dis- 
trict in Chamberlain Lake Region. 

Fred T. Foss (Danforth), T. i, R. 4; 2, R. 4; A, R. 5; 
I, R. 5; Aroostook County; T. 7, R. 2; 8, R. 3; 
10 R. 3; II, R. 3; 8, R. 4; Codyville PL; Wash- 
ington County. 

Robert C. Wooster (Brownville Jet.), along the right 
of way of the C. P. R. and adjoining territory in 
Maine Forestry District. 

Edward Koite (Seboomook), West Branch Waters in 
the Maine Forestry District. 



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DEPUTY WARDENS. 



Fred M. Smith (W. Seboeis P. O.), Hopkins Academy; 

Long A; T. 2, R. 8; 2, R. 9; 4, R. 9. 
Chas. Dacy (Norcross), T. 4 & 5, R. 10. 
A. E. Chadbourne (Millinocket), Long A Twp ; and 

adjacent territory. 
Thomas Griffin (Millinocket). T. 3, I. P. and 4, I- P- 
James Mack (Millinocket), Twp. A and unincorporated 

part of 3 I. P. 
N. W. McNaughton (Schoodic), T. 4, R. 9, N. W. P. 
A. L. Green (K. I. Works), K. I. Works; B, R. 10; 

B, R. II. 
Harry Davis (Monson), Elliottsville PL; T. 7, R. 10; 

8, R. 10; 7, R- 9. 
Daniel Nelson (Kingman), T. 6, R. 3, N- B. P. P. 
Chas. A. Dean (Brownville R. F. D. No. i), Barnard 

PI. 
Geo. H. Monroe (Milo), Lookout White Cap Mt. 
Chester H. Buswell (Milo), 4, R. 9 ; 5, R. 9 : Lakeview 

PI. 
Ermon E. Moore (Milo), B, R. 10; B, R. 11; 5, R. 9. 
Alfred E. Hobbs (Milo), A, R. 11; A, R. 12. 
Fred A. Hunt (Waterville), Watchman for Spencer 

Mt. Lookout. 
Kempton Coady (Patten), Watchman Trout Brook, 

Lookout Station. 
Penobscot Patrols: The east and west branch of the 

Penobscot as well as other parts of the Penobscot 

System are fully covered by competent patrolmen, 

constantly watching for fire. 



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WASHINGTON COUNTY. 

CHIEF WARDENS. 

Frank O. Elsemore (Ea. Machias), Maine Forestry 
District on Ea. Machias Waters. 

D. G. Lane (Topsfield), Maine Forestry District on 
St. Croix Waters. 

John R. SulHvan (Whitneyville), Maine Forestry Dis- 
trict on Machias Waters. 

D W Campbell, 2nd (Cherryrield), Maine Forestry 
District on Narraguagus Waters in Hancock and 
Washington Counties. 

DEPUTY WARDENS. 

John J. Kneeland (Topsfield), General Deputy for 
Maine Forestry District in Washington County. 

H. P. McReavy (Northfield), General Deputy for Ma- 
chias Waters. 

F C Ray (Lambert Lake), Lambert Lake PL; Dyer; 
T. 10, R. 3; II. R- 3. N. B. P. P. 

William Roberts (Northfield), T. 19 and 25. 

W. L. Hodgkins (Lambert Lake), Lambert Lake PL; 
Dyer; T. 10, R. 3: n. R- 3, N. B. P. P. 

W B Hoar (Grand Lake Stream), Grand Lake Stream 
PL; T. 6, N. D.; 6. R. i, N. B. P. P.; T. 43 and 

No. 5. 

John Dudley, Jr. (Waite), Codyville PL; Dyer; Kos- 
suth. 

Waldo W. Mercier (Princeton), Indian Township; T. 
No. 7; I, R. I ; 21 ; 26; and 27. 

Bert Smith (Springfield). Twps. No. 5. R- i : No. 4, 
N. D. ; No. 4, R. i ; Kossuth. 

E. I. Drisko (Columbia Falls), Twps. 18, 19 and 25, M. 
D. 



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Seldon Oakes (Beddington), Twps. Nos. 36, 37, 29, 
40, 31, 24, 28 and 34 Hancock County. 

Fred Albee (Machias), Twps Nos. 24, 31, ^6, 29, 2>7, 30. 

Gilmore DriscoH (Machias), Twps. Nos. 24, 26, 2"/, 29, 
31, 30, 36 37. 

Sydney W. Gray (Dennysville), West Vz No. 14 Plan- 
tation. 

Claudius M. Archer (Wesley), Twps. No. 30, 31, 36 
and 2>7- 

Harry McReavy ( Whitney ville\ T. 18 and 19, E. D. 

S. G. Day (Wesley), T. 26, 2~, 30, 31. 2>^, 37, 24, 29, 
E. V2 No. 35. 

Richard Lawler (Princeton), Grand Lake Stream PI., 
T. 6, N. D. ; 6, R. i, N. B. P. P. ; No. 5 and No. 43. 

P. J. Sillivan (Whitneyville), No. 42. 

Orrin V. Preston (Dennysville), East V2 No. 14 Plan- 
tation. 

Harold Day (Wesley), Lookout Wesley Mt. 

Harry Hanscom (Crawford), Twps 21, 26. 27, and 19. 



UST OF LOOKOUT STATIONS. 



Location. 



Chief Warden. 



1 Lead Mt., Twp. 28, Hancock County 

2 Pleasant Pond Mt., Caratunk 

3 Attean Mountain, Attean Twp 

4 Tumble Down Mt., Twp. 5, R. 6, W.K.R. . 

5 Squaw Mt., Twp. 2, R. 6, B.K.P., Piscat. Co. 

6 Snow Mt., Twp. 2, R. 5, Franklin County. . 

7 Mt. Bigelow, Bigelow Twp., Somerset Co. . 

8 White Cap Mt., T. 7, R. 10, N. E. comer 

East Bowdoin College Twp 

9 Spencer Mt., Middlesex Grant, Piscat. Co. . 

10 Rocky Mt., So. part T. 18, R. 12, W.E.L.S. 

11 Trout Brook Mt., Twp. 5. R. 9, Piscataquis. 

12 Otter Lake Mt., T. 3, R. 4. W.E.L.S 

13 Mt. Chase, Mt. Chase Town 

14 Ragged Mt., Twp. A. R. 9, W.E.L.S 

15 Mt. Kineo 

16 Mt. Coburn, No. 3, Range 6, W.K.R 

17 Wesley Mt., Wesley, Washington County. . 

18 Depot Mt., Twp. 13, R. 16, W.E.L.S 

19 Soper Mt., Twp. 8, R. 12, W.E.L.S 

20 Round Mt., Twp. 11. Range 8, W.E.L.S. . . 

21 Aziscoos Mt., Lincoln Pi., Oxford County. . 

22 City Camps, Twp. 4, R. 9, W.E.L.S. . . 

23 Bald Mt., Twp. 2, R. 3, E.K.R 

24 Kibbie Mt., Twp. 1, R. 6, W.B.K.P. . . 

25 Priestly Mt., Twp. 10, R. 13, W.E.L.S 

26 Boundary (Bald Mt.) T. 4, R. 3, N.B.K 

27 Williams Mt., T. 2, R. 7, B.K.P.W.K.R. . . 

28 West Kennebago Mt., T. 4, R. 4, W.B.K.P 



Ezra N.Williams,Great Pond 
Albert Webster Bingham, 
Burned 1908 
E. P. Viles, Skowhegan 
Louis Oakes, Greenville 
E. P. Viles, Skowhegan 
E. P. Viles, Skowhegan 
E. C. Mooers, Milo 
Edward Koite, Seboomook 
H. B. Buck, Bangor 
James W. Coady, Patten 
H. G. Tingley, Island Falls 
Leon Irish, Haynesville 
R. H. Lancaster, Lagrange 
Louis Oakes, Greenville 
J. B. Comber, The Forks 
JohnR.SulIivan.Whitneyville 
H. B. Buck, Bangor 
H. B. Buck, Bangor 
H. B. Buck, Bangor 
S. F. Peaslee, Upton 
Katahdin Pulp & Paper Co. 
J. B. Comber, The Forks 
L. P. Barney, Skinner 
H. B. Buck, Bangor 
George G. Nichols, Jackman 
L. P. Barney, Skinner 
S. F. Peaslee, Upton 



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